Polar Bear

EarthBound Beginnings

EarthBound

Polar Bear
しろくま
Shirokuma
Relatives	Bear GrizzlyBear
Appears in	EarthBound Beginnings
Battle Theme
Stats
The Polar Bear's in-battle sprite
Description	"His chair was broken, and he isn't very happy!"
Attack Message	"Polar Bear's attack!" "Polar Bear scratched [Member]!" "Polar Bear charged at [Member]!"
Attack Effect	Attacks physically. Attacks physically. Attacks physically.
Status	Normal
Hit Points	100
Psychic Points	0
Offense	52
Defense	180
Fight	30
Speed	40
Wisdom	30
Strength	40
Force	30
Experience reward	160
Wealth	$50
Location	Snowman

The Polar Bear is an enemy in EarthBound Beginnings. It can be encountered in Snowman. It only attacks physically. This enemy's battle theme is Battle with a Dangerous Foe.

Defensively, the Polar Bear has 100 HP and 180 DEFENSE. Offensively, it has 52 OFFENSE, 30 FIGHT, and 40 SPEED. Its resilience to Status Ailments is 30 WISDOM, 40 STRENGTH, and 30 FORCE. It drops 160 EXP and $50 when defeated.

The inferior version of this enemy is the Bear; the superior version is the GrizzlyBear.

Trivia

• The In-battle Check is a reference to popular fairy-tale The Story of the Three Bears.
• EarthBound's equivalent is the Mighty Bear Seven. It is found in Snowman. It has significantly more HP and physically attacks, functioning similarly to EarthBound Beginnings.
• In the companion guide, he is called "Polar Bear" in all versions of the game.
  • His description reads, "Appears in the Snowman area. He comes at you with attacks basically similar to the Bear's, but the strength behind his blows is much greater, so don't even think about underestimating him.".